§ 18421. Study of potential commercial orbital platform program impact on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
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A fundamental and unique capability of NASA is in stimulating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the United States. In ensuring maximum use of that capability, the Administrator shall carry out a study to—
(1)identify the benefits of and lessons learned from ongoing and previous NASA orbital student programs including, at a minimum, the Get Away Special
(GAS)and Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM) programs, on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education;
(2)assess the potential impacts on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education of a program that would facilitate the development of scientific and educational payloads involving United States students and educators and the flights of those payloads on commercially available orbital platforms, when available and operational, with the goal of providing frequent and regular payload launches;
(3)identify NASA expertise, such as NASA science, engineering, payload development, and payload operations, that could be made available to facilitate a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program using commercial orbital platforms; and
(4)identify the issues that would need to be addressed before NASA could properly assess the merits and feasibility of the program described in paragraph (2).
(Pub. L. 111–267, title X, § 1003, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2838; Pub. L. 111–358, title II, § 205(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3995.)
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- Public Law 111–267To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2013, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–358To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 111–267, title X, § 1003
- 124 Stat. 2838
- Pub. L. 111–358, title II, § 205(a)
- 124 Stat. 3995
- Pub. L. 111–358
- Pub. L. 111–358, title II, § 205(c)
- 124 Stat. 3996
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Study of potential commercial orbital platform program impact on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–267, title X, § 1003
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Stat.124 Stat. 3995
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